Perciformes

Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Osteichthyes
Order:Perciformes

Suborder

Family
Genus
  • species -- Common Name

Ancanthuroidei

Luvaridae

Luvarus
  • imperialis -- Louvar

Carangoidei

Coryphaenidae

Coryphaena
  • equisetis -- Pompano dolphin
  • hipparus -- Dolphin


Echeneidae

Remora
  • australis -- Whalesucker
  • remora -- Remora

Percoidei

Centrarchidae

Acantharchus
  • pomotis -- Mud sunfish
Archoptites
  • interruptus -- Sacramento perch
Mesogonistius
  • chaetodon -- Blackbanded sunfish
Micropterus
  • dolomieui -- Smallmouth bass
  • salmoides -- Largemouth bass


Lutjanidae

Lutjanus
  • buccanella -- Blackfin snapper
  • jocu -- Dog snapper
  • sebae -- Snapper
  • vivanus -- Silk snapper
Ocyurus
  • chrysurus -- Yellowtail snapper


Percidae

Epinephelus
  • morio -- Red grouper
  • negritis -- Warsaw grouper
Etheostoma
  • caeruleum -- Rainbow darter
  • microperca -- Least darter
Perca
  • flavescens -- Yellow perch
  • fluviatilis -- Perch
Percina
  • rex -- Roanoke perch


Serranidae

Morowe
  • chrysops -- White bass
  • labrax -- European bass
  • mississippiensis, saxatilis -- Striped bass
Serranus
  • scriba -- Sea bass
Siniperca
  • chua-tai -- Aucha perch
Stizostedion
  • canadense -- Sauger
  • lucioperca -- Pike-perch
  • vitreum -- Walleye

Polynemoidei

Polynemoidae

Polydactylus
  • virginicus -- Barbu
Polynemus
  • octonemus -- Atlantic threadfin

Scombrodei

Istiophoridae

Istiompax
  • marlina -- Indo-Pacific black marlin
Istiophorus
  • albicans -- American sailfish
  • platypterus -- Pacific sailfish
Makaira
  • indica -- Black marlin
  • nigricans -- Blue marlin
Tetrapturus
  • albidus -- White marlin
  • angustirostris -- Shortbill spearfish
  • audax -- Striped marlin
  • belone -- Atlantic spearfish


Scombrodae

Euthynnus
  • affinis -- Kawakawa tuna
  • alteratus -- Little tuna
Katsuwonus
  • pelamus -- Skipjack tuna
Rastrelliger
  • brachysoma, kanagurta -- Mackerel
Scomber
  • japonicus -- Chub mackerel
  • scombrus -- Atlantic mackerel
Thunnus
  • alalunga -- Albacore
  • albacares -- Yellow-fin tuna
  • atlanticus -- Black-fin tuna
  • obesus -- Big-eye tuna
  • thynnus -- Blue-fin tuna
  • tonggol -- Long-tail tuna


Sphyraenidae

Sphryaena
  • argentea -- Pacific barracuda
  • barracuda -- Great barracuda
  • jello -- Indo-Malaysian barracuda
  • picudilla -- Southern sennet
  • sphyraena -- European barracuda


Xiphiidae

Xiphias
  • gladius -- Swordfish